Category: DIY

During the summer months, everyone enjoys being outdoors. Unfortunately, the weather may not always cooperate with your outdoor plans.  On rainy days, you may hear those words, “I’m bored.” If you are looking for family-friendly rainy-day activities, check out the following for inspiration.

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1. Paint rocks (Then, on a warm sunny day, hide the rocks around town).
2. Make homemade cards.
3. Bake cookies.
4. Scavenger hunt or treasure hunt
5. Draw or paint
6. Go bowling. Or play pop bottle bowling with younger children at home.
7. Do science experiments.
8. Create an indoor sandbox or sand table.
9. Play board games.
10. Put together a Lego set.
11. Create tie-dye t-shirts.
12. Make play-dough.
13. Do crafts.
14. Dance party
15. Make paper airplanes.
16. Cook a meal together.
17. Make a blanket fort.
18. Tea party
19. Make Slime
20. Create paper bag puppets.
21. Put on a puppet show.
22. Color in color books
23. Balloon tennis
24. Tear up small pieces of paper, then make collages.
25. Put a puzzle together
26. Go to the library to find a new book to read.
27. Paint cardboard boxes to make a town.
28. Put a model together.
29. Dress up and go out to eat.
30. Play multiplayer video games.
31. Make YouTube or TikTok videos.
32. Visit a museum.
33. Indoor hopscotch (use tape)
34. Visit an aquarium
35. Visit an art gallery
36. Make pinecone bird feeders
37. Do salt paintings
38. Make yarn collages
39. Create stained glass tissue paper art
40. Host a playdate
41. Create popsicle stick art
42. Create a sensory bin
43. Write a story together
44. Make an indoor obstacle course
45. Movie marathon
46. Tape roads on the carpet or floor for car races.
47. Paint clay pots to plant flowers
48. Bake cookies to pass out to friends or family.
49. Volunteer
50. Play in the rain.

Enjoy your rainy days!